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Friday, May 1, 2015

Clara Kensie Series Blitz!

*Double RITA
finalist!* Last year, Clara Kensie's YA romantic thriller RUN TO YOU series was
released as a serial in six installments. Since then, RUN TO YOU was named RT
Editors' Best Books of 2014, and it finaled in the RITAs for Best Young Adult
Romance and Best First Book (winners announced in July). Even better, Harlequin
Teen heard your demands, and they've compiled the serial into two full,
complete books! Run to You Book One (originally published in three
installments as First Sight, Second Glance, and Third Charm) is now DECEPTION
SO DEADLY. The sequel (originally published in three installments as
Fourth Shadow, Fifth Touch, and Sixth Sense) is now DECEPTION SO DARK. Clara is
delighted to offer up both books in exchange for honest reviews on Amazon and
Goodreads.

Originally published as the Run to You serial parts 1-3: First Sight, Second Glance, and Third Charm.

Deception So Deadly is the complete first novel in the two-book Run to You series, a riveting romantic thriller about a family on the run from a deadly past and a first love that will transcend secrets, lies and danger…

Sarah Spencer has a secret: her real name is Tessa Carson, and to stay alive, she can tell no one the truth about her psychically gifted family and the danger they are running from. As the new girl in the latest of countless schools, she also runs from her attraction to Tristan Walker—after all, she can't even tell him her real name. But Tristan won't be put off by a few secrets. Not even dangerous ones that might rip Tessa from his arms before they even kiss…

Run to You is Tessa and Tristan's story—two full-length books about psychic gifts, secret lives and dangerous loves. Danger. Deception. Betrayal. It must be true love.

Originally published as the Run to You serial parts 4-6— Fourth Shadow, Fifth Touch, and Sixth Sense.Deception So Dark is the complete second novel in the Run to You series, a riveting thriller about a family on the run from a deadly past, and a first love that will transcend secrets, lies and danger…

With no more secrets to keep them apart, Tessa and Tristan embark upon a desperate search to find her missing brother and sister. But not even Tristan can keep Tessa safe from the hostile classmates at her new school…or from the nightmare that haunts her even while she's awake. As Tessa's nightmare becomes all too real, her hope of getting her family back together feels ever more out of reach. When a psychic warns her that leaving town may mean her death, Tessa still cannot stay when she uncovers a potential lead to her brother and sister. Not even if she must go alone and risk losing it all: Tristan, her family, and even her life.Run to You is Tessa and Tristan's story—two full-length books about psychic gifts, secret lives and dangerous loves. Danger. Deception. Betrayal. It must be true love.

Playlists for the RUN TO YOU Series
I make a playlist for each manuscript I write, and I listen to it over and over again throughout the entire process. These are playlists for the two books in the RUN TO YOU series, DECEPTION SO DEADLY and DECEPTION SO DARK. Some songs are romantic, and others have a dark, urgent, dangerous tone—just like the books. You’ll notice that “Wildflowers” by Tom Petty is on both playlists; “Wildflowers” is Tessa and Tristan’s theme song, and it’s mentioned in both books. It’s also one of my very favorite songs of all time. I’ve included the code to each playlist on Spotify so you can listen while you read the books, or whenever you want!
DECEPTION SO DEADLY
“Wildflowers” – Tom Petty
“Closer” – Tegan and Sara
“Heavy Feet” – Local Natives
“High Above a Grey Green Sea” – Colin Stetson
“Heart in Your Heartbreak” – The Pains of Being Pure at Heart
“In Your Eyes” – Peter Gabriel
“Run” – Ellen and the Escapades
“Things that Scare Me” – Neko Case
“Demons” – Guster
“Porcelain” – Moby
“Secrets” – OneRepublic
“Dance With the Devil” – Breaking Benjamin
“Pretty Girl (The Way)” – Sugarcult
“Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)” – Marilyn Manson (cover)
“Undisclosed Desires” – Muse
“Wicked Game” – Gemma Hayes (cover)
Spotify embed code for DECEPTION SO DEADLY:
DECEPTION SO DARK
“Wildflowers” - Tom Petty
“Down in a Cold Dirty Well” - Justin Nozuka
“Bad Things” - Jace Everett
“Fireflies of Montreal” - Laurena Segura
“All Too Well” - Taylor Swift
“The Reason” - Hoobastank
“Candy Machine Gun” - Haley Bonar
“Silhouette Serenade” - Vendetta Red
“Open Season” - High Highs
“Dead Hearts” - Stars
“Do You Realize??” - The Flaming Lips
“The Adventure” - Angels & Airwaves
“Agenda Suicide” - The Faint
“Ghosts and Creatures” - Telekinesis
“Hold On, Hold On” - Neko Case
“Home” - Phillip Phillips
“Home Again” - Michael Kiwanuka
“Just a Game” - Birdy
“I Want You to Want Me” - Cheap Trick
Spotify embed code for DECEPTION SO DARK:

About the Author

Clara Kensie, author of dark fiction for young adults

…don’t
forget to breathe…

Clara Kensie grew up near Chicago,
reading every book she could find and using her diary to write stories about a
girl with psychic powers who solved mysteries. She purposely did not hide her
diary, hoping someone would read it and assume she was writing about herself.
Since then, she’s swapped her diary for a computer and admits her characters
are fictional, but otherwise she hasn’t changed one bit.

Today Clara is the author of dark
fiction for young adults. Her debut series is the romantic thriller RUN TO YOU:
Deception So Deadly and Deception So Dark.

Her favorite foods are guacamole and cookie dough. But not together. That would
be gross.